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and senator john kerry, designated to be the secretary of state, responded. here's a portion from yesterday's confirmation hearings. [video clip] >> i know chuck hagel. he is a strong, patriotic former senator and he will be a strong secretary of defense. i have dealt with him in a number of areas. he's been ahead of the atlantic council. some of the things -- and of the efforts to color his approach on some of these things don't do justice. host: you and many others are in opposition to his nomination. guest: i've been urging president obama not to nominate chuck hagel for secretary of defense. there are plenty of mainstream and moderate to liberal democrats as well. president obama won the election and is entitled to have john kerry as secretary of defense. we're not making a fuss about that at all. -- secretary of state, rather. chuck hagel is not in the mainstream. i agree with john kerry that chuck hagel was a strong, patriotic former senator, reason to become secretary of defense. his defense of him was pretty lame. he could not say that chuck hagel was
and senator john kerry, designated to be the secretary of state, responded. here's a portion from yesterday's confirmation hearings. [video clip] >> i know chuck hagel. he is a strong, patriotic former senator and he will be a strong secretary of defense. i have dealt with him in a number of areas. he's been ahead of the atlantic council. some of the things -- and of the efforts to color his approach on some of these things don't do justice. host: you and many others are in opposition to...
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host: john in new york. john is an administrator. caller: hoi think this emphasizs on graduation rates is wrong. and i think the focus should be on real outcomes and not outputs. we assume that when people go to school, they will graduate. the real emphasis should be, what are the standards? and have taught at the graduate level. i realize that student from the best schools nowadays cannot write a sentence. guest: i could not agree with you more. this is not about bodies ina and bodies out. remember what i said at the beginning, it is about making education available, affordable, but maintaining its quality. i do not want to have arrested a graduate from ohio state because the registered. -- a student graduate from ohio state because they registered. we need to make certain that we have a culture of change in flexibility, opportunity, but we maintain the quality standards. one of the great issues in this country which is positive is that the 50 major universities in the world, 40 of them are in this country. we still leave the world
host: john in new york. john is an administrator. caller: hoi think this emphasizs on graduation rates is wrong. and i think the focus should be on real outcomes and not outputs. we assume that when people go to school, they will graduate. the real emphasis should be, what are the standards? and have taught at the graduate level. i realize that student from the best schools nowadays cannot write a sentence. guest: i could not agree with you more. this is not about bodies ina and bodies out....
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john in new york, an independent. caller: the c-span coverage of the inauguration was quite excellent. i have a comment and a question to you know, social studies teachers teach the development of democracy in america. we have jacksonian democracy. then we have lincoln and reconstruction. we have the progress of era and the new deal, and more. is this the age of obama and democracy? host: what to do you think? caller: he talked about inclusion and diversity, but how subsidizing public housing has not been on the agenda at all -- there are a lot of minorities. i live in public housing and i am and minority. i live in harlem. we have been invited to washington to work and issues with public housing and what happened was, through obama, i have to confess, they tried to twist our arm. what happened is there is a demonstration that will be in a couple years. all subsidizing housing throughout the country, including section 8 in multi- family dwellings, and it gives the right of the fall -- a gives for-profit owners the rig
john in new york, an independent. caller: the c-span coverage of the inauguration was quite excellent. i have a comment and a question to you know, social studies teachers teach the development of democracy in america. we have jacksonian democracy. then we have lincoln and reconstruction. we have the progress of era and the new deal, and more. is this the age of obama and democracy? host: what to do you think? caller: he talked about inclusion and diversity, but how subsidizing public housing...
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host: you brought up john kerry. new wells will be on the president's team in terms of climate change initiatives in the coming years? -- who else will be on the president's team in the terms of the climate change initiatives in the coming years? lisa jackson has announced that she is leaving. guest: whoever the nominee for the epa is will probably have to be prepared for a tough confirmation battle. whoever ends up replacing lisa jackson is going to be the face of these new executive regulations that we're going to see on coal plants. they will be politically unpopular no matter what. how would not want to take the job myself. -- i would not want to take the job myself we have a couple of names in the mix for them. the deputy of the epa, it is possible that he will be nominated and just set up. we also have openings at the interior department. it is expected that the energy secretary is going to step down. there'll be somebody coming in there. all of these roles, insofar as they are connected with climate action and
host: you brought up john kerry. new wells will be on the president's team in terms of climate change initiatives in the coming years? -- who else will be on the president's team in the terms of the climate change initiatives in the coming years? lisa jackson has announced that she is leaving. guest: whoever the nominee for the epa is will probably have to be prepared for a tough confirmation battle. whoever ends up replacing lisa jackson is going to be the face of these new executive...
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hello, john. caller: thanks for taking my call. i love listening to the collar that was on there before, but it confuses me about the rainy day fund. i think we had one of those when bill clinton left office and he gave everyone a $300. host: let's focus on the states. what's going on in illinois? caller: am i on the air right now? host: you are. caller: i'm more concerned about the rainy day fund down how the republicans wasted the rainy day fund that clinton buildup. at the statesok with the budget shortfalls. we have been talking about state surplus. illinois, new jersey, arizona, and nevada topping that list according to 24-7 wall street. on the republican line the, what issues are praising him out in california. caller: every time i hear someone say "just real quick," they ramble on. unfunded pension liabilities is a big issue. something toset up take a deep spending out of the city council's and set this by someone that is not so close to the issue went. host: independent line in illinois. what part are you calling from? call
hello, john. caller: thanks for taking my call. i love listening to the collar that was on there before, but it confuses me about the rainy day fund. i think we had one of those when bill clinton left office and he gave everyone a $300. host: let's focus on the states. what's going on in illinois? caller: am i on the air right now? host: you are. caller: i'm more concerned about the rainy day fund down how the republicans wasted the rainy day fund that clinton buildup. at the statesok with the...